Telecoms company Eir said its revenue for the quarter to the end of December rose by 11% to €332m, while EBITDA increased by 6% to €156m - in line with its forecasts.
Eir said its total fibre broadband base increased by 4% year on year to 826,000 customers and its postpay mobile base increased by 9% to 891,000 customers.
The company also said its TV base grew by 1% to 82,000 customers and it noted that 40% of customers are now on on triple or quad-play bundles.
Eir said that a total of 2 million premises are now passed by its fibre network, which represents 86% of premises in Ireland.
746,000 premises are now passed with Fibre to the home broadband across Ireland, an increase of 31%, it added.
The company also said that its 5G network rollout continues to expand, with ultrafast data speeds available in 430 towns and cities across Ireland.
Eir said that its operating costs increased by 8% to €100m. Non-pay costs increased by 1% or €2m, while pay costs increased by 18% or €7m, driven by the consolidation of Evros costs.
During the quarter, Oliver Loomes was appointed Eir's new chief executive, replacing Carolan Lennon who had the position for four years.
Mr Loomes said that Eir understands the crucial role that its technology plays, whether working from home, learning virtually, shopping online, or staying connected with family and friends.
He said the past two years have demonstrated the importance of world-class fixed and mobile network infrastructure.
"We are investing in, transforming, and expanding our fixed and mobile networks, and providing innovative services such as GoMo and eir TV, as well as Ireland's number one integrated communications and ICT solutions provider, eir evo, enabling the digital transformation of Irish businesses," the new CEO said.
The Eir CEO said that in line with its strategy of building Ireland's best fixed and mobile networks, it recently announced a partnership with InfraVia Capital Partners to establish a new joint venture, Fibre Networks Ireland.
"Partnering with an experienced growth infrastructure investor, with a successful track-record facilitating fibre deployment across Europe, will enable the acceleration and expansion of our ultrafast fibre-to-the-home broadband rollout to over 1.9 million homes and businesses across Ireland," he said.
"The investment and expertise provided through this partnership will increase the rollout pace by approximately 25%, with 200,000 premises to be passed this year, increasing to 250,000 premises next year," he added.
He said the partnership approach will see Ireland become one of the most fibre-connected countries in the world, faster than originally planned, solidifying Eir's position as the national market leader in fibre-to-the-home provision across retail, business, and wholesale segment
